Dementia
Use this guide to find information resources about dementia including books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
26/09/2025
Key Resources
Royal College of Nursing (2021) Dementia care principles for people in prison. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2019) Commitment to care of people living with dementia: SPACE principles. London: RCN.
Carers Trust and Royal College of Nursing (2016) Triangle of care. Carers included: a guide to best practice for dementia care.
Alzheimer's Society: Resources for professionals working with BAME communities.
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This toolkit supports health and social care professionals working with people from BAME communities, such as translated information, examples of good practice, and outreach projects.
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Alzheimer Scotland (2012) 8 pillars model of community support. Edinburgh: Alzheimer Scotalnd.
Metropolitan Police: The Herbert Protocol
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The Herbert Protocol is form that carers, family or friends of a vulnerable person can fill in. It contains a list of information to help the police if the person goes missing.
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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2018) Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers. NG97.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2010) Delirium: prevention, diagnosis and management in hospital and long-term care. CG103. Last updated 18 January 2023. NICE.
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (2019) Risk reduction and management of delirium. SIGN guideline 157.
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (2022) Dementia: applying All Our Health.
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (2021) Eating and drinking with acknowledged risks: multidisciplinary team guidance for the shared decision-making process (adults).
Scottish Government (2023) Dementia in Scotland: everyone’s story.
Welsh Government (2025) Dementia action plan: progress update.
Books
Brindle N (2023) A clinician’s brief guide to dementia and the law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Carter J (2022) Understanding young onset dementia: evaluation, needs and care. Abingdon: Routledge.
Dening K H, Hayo H and Pepper A (2025) What you really want to know about working with dementia : real issues and expert advice. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Housden S and Hubbard J (2023) Dilemmas and decision making in dementia care. St Albans: Critical Publishing.
James J, Fitzhenry R, Thompson R, Tumongha M and Shorthouse T (2025) Resolving distress in dementia: a person-centred approach for clinical settings. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Kitwood T M and Brooker D (2019) Dementia reconsidered, revisited: the person still comes first. 2nd edn. London: Open University Press.
Oliver K, Guss R and Bartlett R (2024) Talking with dementia reconsidered. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Pepper A, Harrison Dening K, Wolverson E, Walpert M and Cheung-Cook T (2024) Dementia: an introduction for nursing, health and social care. Banbury: Lantern Publishing.
Westwood S and Price E (2023) LGBTQ+ people and dementia a good practice guide. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Innes A (2021) Dementia: the basics. London: Routledge, Taylor and Francis.
Rahman, S (2020) Essentials of delirium: everything you really need to know for working in delirium care. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Reading Well for dementia
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Recommended helpful reading and digital resources for people living with dementia. There are also books for family, friends and carers
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Book subject searches
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Journal articles
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Journals
Journals of interest for dementia. Use these links to see details of availability.
Podcasts
Royal College of Nursing Older People’s Forum: Podcasts.
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Includes podcasts related to dementia.
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Videos
School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol: Communication tips for clinicians in a memory diagnosis meeting.
School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol: The WREN framework: Delivering a diagnosis following a memory assessment.
School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol: What to expect at a diagnosis meeting.
The Dementia Alliance for Culture and Ethnicity (DACE): video resources for UK black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
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Video resources about dementia, many of which were produced by community groups in the UK.
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